Key Stages 3 & 4

Duration: All day
Cost: £10/student

Suitable for: Key Stage 2 & 3

Get ready for a day packed with discovery, creativity, and hands-on history! Our Activity Day is designed for large school groups looking for a rich, varied experience across the museum. Pupils will rotate through a series of exciting mini workshops from the Anglo-Saxon period – the Victorian period.

What will they do?

• Take part in a series of mini-interactive workshops led by the learning team.
• Explore multiple historical periods through practical activities.
• Handle replica artefacts and try traditional techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

• Experience history in a dynamic, multi-sensory way that supports classroom learning.
• Develop critical thinking and enquiry skills through hands-on exploration.
• Build teamwork and communication skills in a collaborative setting.
• Gain insights into different cultures, time periods, and ways of life.

How to book

Please complete our Online Booking Enquiry Form

Alternatively, call us on 01243 811459 or email schoolbookings@wealddown.co.uk

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cost: £95

Step back in time and explore how people lived and built their homes during the Tudor period. This immersive session invites students to investigate a real Tudor farmstead, uncover clues about historical construction methods, and get hands-on with traditional building techniques.

What Will They Do?

• Visit a Tudor farmstead to explore authentic architecture and materials.
• Investigate historical evidence by identifying building features and materials used in Tudor construction.
• Take part in a construction challenge using small-scale timber frame models to understand how Tudor buildings were assembled.
• Try wattle and daub, a traditional building technique, by creating their own panel using natural materials.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the materials and methods used in Tudor building construction.
• Develop observational skills by identifying historical evidence in real structures.
• Apply teamwork and problem-solving in a practical building challenge.
• Gain insight into the daily lives of people in the Tudor period through hands-on experience.
• Appreciate the craftsmanship and sustainability of traditional building techniques.

How to book

Please complete our Online Booking Enquiry Form

Alternatively, call us on 01243 811459 or email schoolbookings@wealddown.co.uk

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: £60

Explore the fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of Tudor medicine in this interactive, hands-on session. Students will discover how people in the Tudor period understood the human body, who practiced medicine, and which treatments were used to heal.

Through engaging activities and historical investigation, students will learn about Tudor hygiene, beliefs about smells, health and disease, and the remedies used to treat common ailments. They’ll even make their own pomander bead using a Tudor apothecary recipe.

What Will They Do?

• Visit a Medieval home to explore living conditions and hygiene practices.
• Become House Health Inspectors by examining the home for signs of health risks.
• Diagnose a friend using the theory of the Four Humours and a (pretend!) urine inspection.
• Match ailments to Tudor remedies in the “Kill or Cure?” activity.
• Make a pomander bead using herbs and spices to ward off bad smells and disease.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand Tudor beliefs about the body, health, and disease.
• Recognise the role of different medical practitioners in Tudor society.
• Explore the concept of the Four Humours and its influence on diagnosis and treatment.
• Investigate historical remedies and assess their effectiveness.
• Develop historical enquiry skills through observation, questioning, and hands-on activities.

How to book

Please complete our Online Booking Enquiry Form

Alternatively, call us on 01243 811459 or email schoolbookings@wealddown.co.uk

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: £60

This interactive session supports the GCSE History curriculum by exploring key ideas and practices in medieval medicine. Students investigate how people in the past understood the human body, who provided medical care, and whether treatments were effective or dangerous.

Through hands-on activities and historical enquiry, students will examine medieval beliefs about illness, hygiene, and healing. They’ll compare different types of medicine, explore the role of plants and smells, and create their own remedy to take away.

What Will They Do?

• Complete Historical Home Inspections to assess hygiene and health risks in a medieval setting.
• Investigate the three types of Anglo-Saxon medicine: herb medicine, spell medicine, and knife medicine (AQA only).
• Explore the Garden Medicine Cabinet to discover plants used for health and hygiene.
• Diagnose a friend using the Four Humours and a (pretend!) urine inspection.
• Compare and contrast medical ideas in the “Kill or Cure?” activity, linking medieval and Tudor beliefs with modern understanding.
• Make a remedy to take away using an authentic Anglo-Saxon or Tudor recipe.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand medieval beliefs about the body, illness, and treatment.
• Identify different types of medical practice and their cultural significance.
• Explore the role of natural remedies and spiritual beliefs in healing.
• Develop historical thinking by comparing past and present medical ideas.
• Engage in practical, enquiry-based learning that supports GCSE exam themes

How to book

Please complete our Online Booking Enquiry Form

Alternatively, call us on 01243 811459 or email schoolbookings@wealddown.co.uk